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what will you miss about washington? and what will you not miss? >> i will miss the chance to affect public policy. and i'll miss the friends there. other members of congress, and, by the way, one of the great bargains the american people get are the people who work for members of congress. we have a wonderful, intelligent, thoughtful, dedicated group of people. it's great to be able to come to worker day and interact with bright people. what i won't miss is one, the travel. and two, to be honest at this point, the sense of responsibility. for 45 years, i've been working in government, first in the city hall of boston and then the last 32 years in congress. i'm sorry people will still be doing those things, but i need a little rest. >> your proudest moment. what are you feeling is your proudest achievement? is it dodd-frank? >> well, that's one of them. one of them, frankly, has been the successes we've got on getting legal equality for lgbt people. and i've had a major repeal of don't ask, don't tell. and i was proud of my role in defeating the ef
what will you miss about washington? and what will you not miss? >> i will miss the chance to affect public policy. and i'll miss the friends there. other members of congress, and, by the way, one of the great bargains the american people get are the people who work for members of congress. we have a wonderful, intelligent, thoughtful, dedicated group of people. it's great to be able to come to worker day and interact with bright people. what i won't miss is one, the travel. and two, to...
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. >> we cannot let washington politics gets in the way of america's progress. >> and they called on them to reach a prau phaoeuz or allow a vote on his plan that would among other things raise taxes on those making $250,000. >> i believe it could pass both houses as long as these leaders allow it to come to a vote. >> roy blunt delivered the republican spaupbs. >> the president's proposal to raise taxes on the top 2% of the americans will not even pay the interest on the trillion-dollar debt. >> and there is a plan that could include extending unemployment insurance benefits, and allowing tax rates to increase on the wealthiest americans. but this issue remains a major sticking point with many republicans resisting any tax inkraes at all. the last-minute process calls into question washington's ability to look at all the issues. >> meanwhile, americans watched with worry and frustration. >> i think they are all failing us a great deal and i am sick and tired of them fighting. >> it's the equivalent of worrying about your mortgage after you are already homeless. >> and meanwhile, presiden
. >> we cannot let washington politics gets in the way of america's progress. >> and they called on them to reach a prau phaoeuz or allow a vote on his plan that would among other things raise taxes on those making $250,000. >> i believe it could pass both houses as long as these leaders allow it to come to a vote. >> roy blunt delivered the republican spaupbs. >> the president's proposal to raise taxes on the top 2% of the americans will not even pay the interest...
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he is leading a group that would buy the chain that has 47 stores in california and washington state. "nightline" is next. for rick quan and sandhya patel and carolyn johnson, thank you for watching. we appreciate your time as always. check out abc7 morning news at 4:30 a.m. have a good night. >>> tonight on a special edition of "nightline" -- a white house christmas with the first family. president barack obama and first lady michelle obama sit down for an intimate and revealing first interview together since the election. only with barbara walters. >> how do you keep the fire going? >>> trimming the trees with the first dog bo. inside a special tradition. how they deck the halls at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. >>> and ask mrs. obama. first graders with a very special connection to the white house tree a
he is leading a group that would buy the chain that has 47 stores in california and washington state. "nightline" is next. for rick quan and sandhya patel and carolyn johnson, thank you for watching. we appreciate your time as always. check out abc7 morning news at 4:30 a.m. have a good night. >>> tonight on a special edition of "nightline" -- a white house christmas with the first family. president barack obama and first lady michelle obama sit down for an intimate...
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the same weapon that the washington snipers used ten years ago. and shot these children several times. some as many as ten and 11 times. so you can only imagine the devastating affect that that had. >> the shooter, adam lanza, who took his own life, we have an older picture of him. it is the only picture that exists. what more do you know about him? >> he add very troubled life. this is a young man by all accounts add mild form of autism and was always a person apart. never had any close friends. never seemed to be a good fit anywhere. his mother took him in and out of cool school. home schooled him for a while. his parent got divorced. he stayed with his mother. but obviously the neighbors say, and friends of hers say, there was a great strain there. many of his classmates say he, unlike the other kids who had back packs, he always add brief case. he had trouble looking people in the eye. he had trouble fitting in or answering questions. so he was, you know, very difficult time for him and his ploerj. >> i would think in days and weeks ahead, the
the same weapon that the washington snipers used ten years ago. and shot these children several times. some as many as ten and 11 times. so you can only imagine the devastating affect that that had. >> the shooter, adam lanza, who took his own life, we have an older picture of him. it is the only picture that exists. what more do you know about him? >> he add very troubled life. this is a young man by all accounts add mild form of autism and was always a person apart. never had any...
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the first one in washington was in 1801. there is a myth, legend that george washington added the words so help me god at the end of the health. there is no real proof that he said that. nobody ever wrote that he stepped out of those four words of the time, but it has come to be a tradition, at least from 1933 until present, those words have been added at the end of the health. this is 1929, and on the left is chief justice william howard taft. he is investing yield of office to the new president, herbert hoover. taft is the only person ever to be both president and chief justice. and he actually made a little mistake in the of that year. you're supposed to say preserve, protect and defend the constitution. he said, preserve, maintain, and fanned. this was a mistake that was actually discovered by a little 13 year-old girl listening to the inauguration on radio in her classroom in the state of new york. she is the one who brought it to everybody's attention, and they checked it out and she was right that was a mistake in the
the first one in washington was in 1801. there is a myth, legend that george washington added the words so help me god at the end of the health. there is no real proof that he said that. nobody ever wrote that he stepped out of those four words of the time, but it has come to be a tradition, at least from 1933 until present, those words have been added at the end of the health. this is 1929, and on the left is chief justice william howard taft. he is investing yield of office to the new...
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this is how "the washington post" described the president's leadership back in july. i'm not going to take away your guns, obama promised in september of 2008. however, he advocated closing a loophole that allows for gun purchases without background checks at gun shows and for reinstating the assault weapons ban. obama kept his promises to gun owners but not to gun control advocates. the president signed bills allowing guns in national parks and on amtrak. he has not pushed for the restatement of the assault weapons ban nor closed the gun show loophole. has the president failed to lead? >> i'm not going to comment on that. he will have a bill to lead on because i'm going to introduce the bill in the senate and the same bill will be introduced in the house. a bill to ban assault weapons. it will ban the sale, the transfer, the importation, and the possession. not retro actively, but perspectively. and it will ban the same for big clips, drums or strips of more than 10 bullets. so there will be a bill. we've been working on it now for a year. we've tried to take my bill
this is how "the washington post" described the president's leadership back in july. i'm not going to take away your guns, obama promised in september of 2008. however, he advocated closing a loophole that allows for gun purchases without background checks at gun shows and for reinstating the assault weapons ban. obama kept his promises to gun owners but not to gun control advocates. the president signed bills allowing guns in national parks and on amtrak. he has not pushed for the...
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. >>> from nbc news in washington, the world's longest running television program, this is "meet the press" with david gregory. >> good sunday morning on a very difficult day for a small town in connecticut and for the entire country as we all grieve over the loss of life at sandy hook elementary. this morning we're getting a first look at the names and faces of some of the victims, 20 schoolchildren, 8 boys, 12 girls, all first graders and the six adults who died trying to protect them, including this heartbreaking video of a 6-year-old ana marquez-green singing a hymn with her brother last summer. ♪ >> president obama will travel to newtown this afternoon to console victims' families and attend a community vigil. the both of headline this morning sums up where we are nearly 48 hours after the shooting, wrenching details but few answers. that's where we want to start this special hour this morning here with our justice correspondent, nbc's pete williams, on what more we are learning about this investigation, and, pete, do we know more about why it happened? >> no, i don't think we
. >>> from nbc news in washington, the world's longest running television program, this is "meet the press" with david gregory. >> good sunday morning on a very difficult day for a small town in connecticut and for the entire country as we all grieve over the loss of life at sandy hook elementary. this morning we're getting a first look at the names and faces of some of the victims, 20 schoolchildren, 8 boys, 12 girls, all first graders and the six adults who died...
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. >> marriage equality laws passed during the election took effect in washington state and maryland as same sex couples lined up to formalize their unions. now the issue goes to the supreme court. earlier in the year the court affirmed the legality of obamacare, also known as the patient protection and affordable care act. with that 5-4 decision and the re-election of president obama states are now working towards putting the law into effect. and even before president obama is sworn into office the 2016 rumor mill has begun - will she or won't she run? no one knows for sure. we do know hillary clinton says she's leaving the high wire act of politics. she's travelled nearly one million miles and visited at least 120 countries. she's met with world leaders as well as women's groups to work toward women's empowerment. now she says she needs some down time. >> i think after 20 years it will be 20 years of being on the high wire of american politics and all of the challenges that come with that it would be probably good idea to just find out how tired i am. >> in response to alarming statis
. >> marriage equality laws passed during the election took effect in washington state and maryland as same sex couples lined up to formalize their unions. now the issue goes to the supreme court. earlier in the year the court affirmed the legality of obamacare, also known as the patient protection and affordable care act. with that 5-4 decision and the re-election of president obama states are now working towards putting the law into effect. and even before president obama is sworn into...
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it's dawn on inauguration day in washington, d.c. to be a huge amount of people gather on the washington mall. in 2009 was all the way from the capitol all the way to the lincoln memorial. we just lost our picture. there we go. and there of course for the inauguration. people gather to watch and other places as well. in a times square in new york city and in classrooms around the country in paris and iraq, in afghanistan people are watching the u.s. presidential inauguration. they've all come there. there is a big crowd on the mall. ayaan going to speak to you today about this great historic subject, this great american institution. and i am going to do it in the same way in which i organized the book. the book is not chronological. it's not divided that starts off with george washington and then john adams and guinn for the president. instead, its slash the various parts of the day, and within each part of the day i sprinkle with vignettes some of the very serious and some of them traditional. a lot of them are all events because i'
it's dawn on inauguration day in washington, d.c. to be a huge amount of people gather on the washington mall. in 2009 was all the way from the capitol all the way to the lincoln memorial. we just lost our picture. there we go. and there of course for the inauguration. people gather to watch and other places as well. in a times square in new york city and in classrooms around the country in paris and iraq, in afghanistan people are watching the u.s. presidential inauguration. they've all come...
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interested in politics who don't like the republicans who do not like the democrats, who do not like washington, you know what they do like? they like barack obama because they sense something about him that he's not a part of it. so even that first debate there we thought was a debacle, a lot of us people thought "well, i liked that because he's not playing that game, he's not playing gotcha, he's not saying nasty things." that that helped the balance for him. >> rose: i'll tell you who didn't like it, his campaign staff. >> i asked, -- at the end of the interview i said to him i ran into somebody during the course of the campaign who useded to work for you who is now the mayor of a major american city. >> rose: could it be chicago? (laughs) >> and i said to him "what happened, rahm, in that first debate?" and rahm looked at me and said "he had a hawaii moment." and when i said that the president laughed very loudly and he caught himself back and he told this lovely story there meant meant that when things seemed to be going to hell in a hand basket he and rahm would sit in the oval office and
interested in politics who don't like the republicans who do not like the democrats, who do not like washington, you know what they do like? they like barack obama because they sense something about him that he's not a part of it. so even that first debate there we thought was a debacle, a lot of us people thought "well, i liked that because he's not playing that game, he's not playing gotcha, he's not saying nasty things." that that helped the balance for him. >> rose: i'll...
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election soul searching, all the while there's a high stakes fiscal cliff set of talks going on in washington. rick santorum, one of gop's most outspoken republican leaders and nationally he's raising 2016 speculation. let's get right to it. how do you look at 2016 right now? there's expectation you'll be in the hunt. where is your head now? >> my head now is we've got a lot on our plate. there's so much -- so much as i said during the campaign, this is the most critical election in our country's history and seeing the consequence now here in washington now around the world. we're trying to stay engaged. i started an organization, patriot voices and we got involved in that. we got involved in the treaty on capitol hill, they were trying to pass a u.n. treaty that we felt was an overreach, something that would involve the united nations in the rights of parents and being able to provide was best for their disabled children and as well as other things that we are disconcerning about the u.n. and reach here. i think most people would say about but for our action and what we did, the senate proba
election soul searching, all the while there's a high stakes fiscal cliff set of talks going on in washington. rick santorum, one of gop's most outspoken republican leaders and nationally he's raising 2016 speculation. let's get right to it. how do you look at 2016 right now? there's expectation you'll be in the hunt. where is your head now? >> my head now is we've got a lot on our plate. there's so much -- so much as i said during the campaign, this is the most critical election in our...
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washington kept a close. the third quarter okafor gets the pass and hit the jumper, part of an 11-0 run. fourth quarter just look at butler. baseline, nothing but net. the bulls with a nine-point lead 87-77, they win. the navy midshipmen off to a rocky start of the season, winning seven of their last eight, but the clock struck midnight tonight at the craft comparable. -- at the kraft hunger bowl. the offense, no chance, taylor kelly, four touchdown passes, three of them to ross. that was one of them, 50-yard bomb. turn on the television, walk to the subway even look at a stop sign, rg3 is pretty much everywhere in washington. only the second rookie in washington history to make the pro bowl. the lowest interception percentage one of the records. he only has five this season. also the highest passer rating and highest completion percentage. he has done so well, but even mike shanahan who has coached by joe montana and john elway has given special praise. >> i don't think anybody in history of the league has p
washington kept a close. the third quarter okafor gets the pass and hit the jumper, part of an 11-0 run. fourth quarter just look at butler. baseline, nothing but net. the bulls with a nine-point lead 87-77, they win. the navy midshipmen off to a rocky start of the season, winning seven of their last eight, but the clock struck midnight tonight at the craft comparable. -- at the kraft hunger bowl. the offense, no chance, taylor kelly, four touchdown passes, three of them to ross. that was one...
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i went to the university of washington in 2004 and i got my ph.d. in 2010 and then i immediately became an editor of science and i was in the real world for two years. so, my personal science philosophy is rather straightforward and simple. if you're not an expert it is best to accept the mainstream science. it should always come before politics. and that means ideology or political parties are not beyond criticism. so, in view of a plea for teen science i don't country talk playing for the team right or blue but for science and i think we should always try to purge antiscientific thinking even if it comes from our friends and political allies. the media is very quick to cover and how scientific believes from conservatives and particular global warming and evolutions and for instance they made some rather on a montanan, the presidency and for days this is the front page story how he doesn't understand reproductive biology. however when someone on the far left does something when president barack obama says vaccines might cause autism that was ignore
i went to the university of washington in 2004 and i got my ph.d. in 2010 and then i immediately became an editor of science and i was in the real world for two years. so, my personal science philosophy is rather straightforward and simple. if you're not an expert it is best to accept the mainstream science. it should always come before politics. and that means ideology or political parties are not beyond criticism. so, in view of a plea for teen science i don't country talk playing for the...
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in washington, ktvu channel 2 news. >> shame on the nra! >> reporter: code pink protesters disrupted that rifle association press conference in wash wash twice. demonstrators held up signs saying nra, blood on your hands and the nra is killing our kids. critics are blasting today's response about making schools safer. ahead in 9 minutes bay area educators tell fuss more guns would -- teleus more guns would better protect our students -- tell us more guns would better protect our students. >>> a twist on the gun buy back next month. in addition to purchases guns from residents authorities will buy back violent video games. >> you just don't need to have hathat kind of carnage exposed to our young people. and, it -- it will open up the dialogue, i hope, with families to know what is going on. >> the marin gun and buy back is set for january 15th. martin luther king junior's birthday. the video games will be destroyed. >>> in the south bay, the police say they arrested a woman with connection to a deadly home invasion robbery. the authorities
in washington, ktvu channel 2 news. >> shame on the nra! >> reporter: code pink protesters disrupted that rifle association press conference in wash wash twice. demonstrators held up signs saying nra, blood on your hands and the nra is killing our kids. critics are blasting today's response about making schools safer. ahead in 9 minutes bay area educators tell fuss more guns would -- teleus more guns would better protect our students -- tell us more guns would better protect our...
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[inaudible] a fabulous researcher at "the washington post" and gabriel banks. eventually i found her and i can tell all that story because not because of the book but because of she had an abusive ex-husband eventually i found an article in "the new york times" about a lot of connections. obama writes about a new girlfriend. he is going up to her family's estate. this wealthy area in connecticut. >> host: at columbia university, a classmate of the president, to be honest, he had never had many black friends, he said. i saw that switch happened most markedly during the period that i was most close to him. barack obama was the most liberal person i ever met in terms of instructing his own identity. his achievement was really an achievement in the modern world. >> guest: beenu mahmood was one of a group of pakistani friends that barack obama had. they shared with him the he was comfortable that these guys. at columbia law school, they were very good guys. it is true that obama did his best. when i interview president obama in the oval office, he talked about the s
[inaudible] a fabulous researcher at "the washington post" and gabriel banks. eventually i found her and i can tell all that story because not because of the book but because of she had an abusive ex-husband eventually i found an article in "the new york times" about a lot of connections. obama writes about a new girlfriend. he is going up to her family's estate. this wealthy area in connecticut. >> host: at columbia university, a classmate of the president, to be...
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washington, we have a problem. don't think so? here's it's straight from the real guys behind this, after this. ♪ >> in is houston, say again, please. >> houston, we have a problem. we have a main bolt, we have a lot of thruster, activity, houston. just went offline. ♪ you know how painful heartburn can be. for fast, long lasting relief, use doctor recommended gaviscon®. only gaviscon® forms a protective barrier that helps block stomach acid from splashing up- relieving the pain quickly. try fast, long lasting gaviscon®. can i still ship a gift in time r christmas? yeah, sure you can. grat. whre's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery.
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he has company in washington as nobody wants their junk touched. big unions say the same, pat buchanan said it is hard to cut a deal, hen no one is cutting budget or slowing growth. that is reality. ratio now. 3 to 1 in favor of tax hikes over spending cuts. that is a best case scenario right now. >> well, the -- i remember ron aronald reagan in 1985, he said they promised me $3 in spending cuts for every one in spending cuts, they gave him opposite he felt he had been taken to the cleaners in the bill, in 1982, that was on his mind for the rest of his presidency, and republicans are headed into the same trap. neil: i think, there are a lot of people who don't like tax hikes, but president campaigned to hiking taxes on the wealthy, as much as i'm against it, it is going to happen. but if that a consequence, it is not, other consequence should not be you republicans losing your backbone and resolve on issues near to you, but they are folding on cheap suits on ooe issue after another, what gives? >> i think they realize, they have a gun to their head
he has company in washington as nobody wants their junk touched. big unions say the same, pat buchanan said it is hard to cut a deal, hen no one is cutting budget or slowing growth. that is reality. ratio now. 3 to 1 in favor of tax hikes over spending cuts. that is a best case scenario right now. >> well, the -- i remember ron aronald reagan in 1985, he said they promised me $3 in spending cuts for every one in spending cuts, they gave him opposite he felt he had been taken to the...
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will people think that she is outside politics, outside of washington the way that people think of barack obama, which is a wholly new thing. that is sui generis. >> i don't see it like that especially because the man himself is an island unto himself in washington, d.c. >> yes. >> he is not a democratic party boss like tip o'neill. he's not even really connected with the chicago political machine. >> and curiously, people like that. >> he is his own man. that's a great thing unless you are the democrats that want this to be passed along four years from now. >> but is there, in your view, a philosophical way of being that is inheritable, to use rick's word? is this pragmatic problem-solving approach that clinton began and obama has clearly taken through this four years, five years so far, is the next republican victor going to have to be someone who is less ideological than, say, 30 years ago? >> well, i take exception with the suggestion that barack obama has been pragmatic. he passed a lot of things the first two years by running the democrats and getting their vote. i believe the great
will people think that she is outside politics, outside of washington the way that people think of barack obama, which is a wholly new thing. that is sui generis. >> i don't see it like that especially because the man himself is an island unto himself in washington, d.c. >> yes. >> he is not a democratic party boss like tip o'neill. he's not even really connected with the chicago political machine. >> and curiously, people like that. >> he is his own man. that's a...
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national correspondent steve centanni may be the only person left in washington. steve. >> reporter: it feels like it, the president is in hawaii and congress is out of town and the fiscal cliff negotiations are on hold for the holidays with no agreement in sight. john boehner is throwing the ball in the democrats' court saying the debt is too high, spending out of control and taxes should not go up. in the g.o.p.'s weekly address, he accused the president and the democrats of refusing to accept a reasonable compromise. >> the best way to address our crippling debt is to make significant spending cuts and fix our tax code. to pave the way for long term growth and opportunity. this is an approach most americans support and remains republicans' highest priority. but we only run the house. democrats continue to run washington. >> reporter: the president left town for his traditional christmas in hawaii and he and his family arriving there this morning and he has gotten in a round of golf already. before leaving the white house, he stayed back hayes spe-- scal back hi
national correspondent steve centanni may be the only person left in washington. steve. >> reporter: it feels like it, the president is in hawaii and congress is out of town and the fiscal cliff negotiations are on hold for the holidays with no agreement in sight. john boehner is throwing the ball in the democrats' court saying the debt is too high, spending out of control and taxes should not go up. in the g.o.p.'s weekly address, he accused the president and the democrats of refusing to...
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. >>> president barack obama arrives back in washington for high level cliff's. president barack obama cut short his christmas trip in hopes of negotiating a deal with republicans and the deal was to make tax cuts for the wealthy and raising taxes among the rich. the treasury announced they will resore to using a program to help sustain their money. they will look to borrowing where the government defaults on their debt. >>> former president bush remains alert talking with medical staff. former president bush was in the hospital since last monday for complications related to bronchitis. >> we are hoping the medicine and treatments can help him turn things around. >> the former president has a high fever and is now on a liquid only diet. his former florida governor and son have all been frequent visitors. >>> they came after 14 million vehicles came. they say the value of the cars fell sharply after the recalls. a judge must still approve the settlement. >>> how are things looking tara >> so far so good, let's take a live look at the east shore freeway and traffic
. >>> president barack obama arrives back in washington for high level cliff's. president barack obama cut short his christmas trip in hopes of negotiating a deal with republicans and the deal was to make tax cuts for the wealthy and raising taxes among the rich. the treasury announced they will resore to using a program to help sustain their money. they will look to borrowing where the government defaults on their debt. >>> former president bush remains alert talking with...
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part-time come in extension courses at the university of washington. so they really never lived together. when i interviewed all of those people who knew barack senior during the period, before he graduated and left, only one person can remember her at all. the others constantly never saw. so \mr.{-|}\mister, what was that? she left. >> how long was she in seattle? >> guest: about a year and a half it as a single mother with, yes, and she had babysitters and she went to school part-time. got herself back together. that first semester at university of wide was the difficult because she got pregnant. so she had to sort of reveal herself on academically, and she did at the university of hawaii. and after barack, sr. had left hawaii to go to harvard, she and little barrie came back. >> host: 1962-19 safety seven they were back in honolulu. who was her second husband? >> guest: her second husband was another international guy. he was in indonesia. she met him at the university of hawaii. he was from the east-west center. brought americans the honolulu to pr
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or if you are a tourist suppose you go to washington, d.c. on the congressional hearing that there may be a very long line if it is a popular hearing. and you may not like standing in long lines you can now go to a company called line standing dhaka, and pay them a certain amount of money. they will hire someone usually a homeless person or someone that needs to work to hold the place on line for hours and hours overnight if need be. and when the hearing begins, you can take your place in the line and go into the hearing room. the same thing, you can do the same thing by the way, if you would rather sit in an oral argument before the u.s. supreme court. a longstanding dhaka, or suppose you want to contribute to a alleviating a social tragedy in this country. each year thousands of babies born to a drug-addicted mothers there is a charity you can contribute to that tries to use a market mechanism to solve this terrible problem. they offered any and drug addicted woman $300 to be sterilized. the use of the market incentive. or suppose you have
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or he was in dc tefor christmas inn washington, certainly, he's not quite on stage. let me show you what's going on stag ge as the performers come , do the sound check. the you can see exactly where we are.ar the great view, and even theth people to stage left and right have a good view, and with the cameras, you can see this atat home, very, very well, and we're glad you're here. >> it looks like agents going tt be a great -- it's going to be great night. craig, stay warm and have funfu with a million of your closestr friends.s. >> you've got it! >> we just missed it. gangnam style. >> lindsay, our producer, i'll ' give up my time so we can -- i'm kidding. >> the last thing i want to hea is one more time this year isi gangnam style. i don't think i've listened tost the whole thing.ole >> you can do the dance. >> you know i can't dance! >>> here's what's going on thiss evening. not here, not times square, but here, here for us, it's actually the same weather for them ast what we heget right now. we have cloudy skies, that'ss, been the trends all day long, temperature
or he was in dc tefor christmas inn washington, certainly, he's not quite on stage. let me show you what's going on stag ge as the performers come , do the sound check. the you can see exactly where we are.ar the great view, and even theth people to stage left and right have a good view, and with the cameras, you can see this atat home, very, very well, and we're glad you're here. >> it looks like agents going tt be a great -- it's going to be great night. craig, stay warm and have funfu...
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corporate fuppeding for "washington week" is provided by -- -- corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern, one line, infinite possibilities. >> we know why we're here, to chart a greern path in the air and in our factories. >> to find cleaner, more efficient ways to power flight. >> and harn es -- harness our technology for new energy solutions. >> the people of boeing are looking to tomorrow to build a better tomorrow. >> that's why we're here. >> additional corporate funding is provided by -- prudential financial. additional funding is provided by the annenburg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. 2012 was a remarkable year one that was shaped by other exploration of america's essential divide, red vs. blue, yes. but also red vs. red. congress vs. the white house and when it came to foreign policy, whether and how to intervene. we begin
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we're at just one mile at baltimore, two and a half in washington. so the fog gets more dense as you two up into the chesapeake. tough to see also because we have rain showers so fog plus rain, wet roads, the epd is in sight towards west virginia but it's going to take hours to get in here. in the meantime, fog and rain persisting into the morning commute. we'll talk about the swing in temperatures straight ahead thanks wyatt. . >> skies had a tough night for travel. southwest diverted 14 planes headed to baltimore to nor folk virginia. the airlinemade arrangements to bus the passengers to baltimore. >> on a day when parents are nervous about sendsing a-their kids off, someone had the nerve to walk into a city school with a knife. cheryl starts our coverage with that story. >> that school visitor is now in jail. parents at the national academy foundation shuttered at seeing news crews. they are talking and so is the police chief about preventing another shooting. iqúan incidentinside a city school. this timeinvolving a knife. >> i'm speechless right
we're at just one mile at baltimore, two and a half in washington. so the fog gets more dense as you two up into the chesapeake. tough to see also because we have rain showers so fog plus rain, wet roads, the epd is in sight towards west virginia but it's going to take hours to get in here. in the meantime, fog and rain persisting into the morning commute. we'll talk about the swing in temperatures straight ahead thanks wyatt. . >> skies had a tough night for travel. southwest diverted 14...
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finally put the kybosh on let's organize a rally on a saturday in washington d.c. when everything is closed and people come from around the country and spend a lot of money to walk around in a circle and they come home. i think. what . people might think it was by a certain degree much. i guess by saying look. i may no longer represent the people. the people are going to take. thank you. thank. you thank. you. thank you. thank you thank you. thank you. to. thank you. for. i. mean five thirty in the morning is a comedy on most mornings early in the occupy wall street movement there would only be about fifty maybe two hundred or so occupying the space but at five thirty in the morning on the morning of october fourteenth two thousand and eleven several thousand people were gathered there wide awake. because mayor mike bloomberg had declared that his own personal army his words the n.y.p.d. constituting the seventh largest army in the world would have victor occupy wall street and these thousands were there not just in solidarity they were there armed with an idea som
finally put the kybosh on let's organize a rally on a saturday in washington d.c. when everything is closed and people come from around the country and spend a lot of money to walk around in a circle and they come home. i think. what . people might think it was by a certain degree much. i guess by saying look. i may no longer represent the people. the people are going to take. thank you. thank. you thank. you. thank you. thank you thank you. thank you. to. thank you. for. i. mean five thirty in...
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it's wednesday december nineteenth five pm in washington d.c. i'm maggie lopez and you're watching r.t. today marks the six month anniversary since wiki leaks founder julian assange onj took refuge in the ecuadorian embassy in london to refresh your memory a songe was granted political asylum in ecuador to escape the extradition to sweden where he is wanted for questioning about sexual assault allegations six months and still this man remains in the middle of an international political standoff between the u.k. sweden the u.s. and ecuador arcee correspondent on a stasia truck and takes a look back at what the past year has been like for julian a sausage. at least i have a voice. prisoners rarely even have a voice six long months and counting in a tiny room in london's ecuadorian embassy julian assange keeps himself busy been many messages from we. distinguish between them and we of course always. to increase individual privacy as well as overseeing corruption with. secrecy continuing to release secret cables put out not one but a million documen
it's wednesday december nineteenth five pm in washington d.c. i'm maggie lopez and you're watching r.t. today marks the six month anniversary since wiki leaks founder julian assange onj took refuge in the ecuadorian embassy in london to refresh your memory a songe was granted political asylum in ecuador to escape the extradition to sweden where he is wanted for questioning about sexual assault allegations six months and still this man remains in the middle of an international political standoff...
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they talked about meeting next month in washington. it would be abe's first foreign visit after forming a new government. he's made strengthening the japan-u.s. relationship a priority. we have more from washington. >> people in the obama administration place a high priority on stability in the asia-pacific. they have been troubled by increase in tension between japan and china over which country owns the islands in the east china sea. and they're concerned the conflicting flames allowed to fester, it could unsettle the dynamic in the region. they want to see security policies and sophisticated diplomacy to calm the situation. u.s. leaders are worried of being drawn into a military confrontation because of their alliance with japan. >> our message to the new japanese government is the same assed to former japanese government, is that we want to see both japan and china avoid provocative acts. we want to see them talk to each other and work this through by dialogue. >> reporter: now japan is tied up in another territorial dispute with s
they talked about meeting next month in washington. it would be abe's first foreign visit after forming a new government. he's made strengthening the japan-u.s. relationship a priority. we have more from washington. >> people in the obama administration place a high priority on stability in the asia-pacific. they have been troubled by increase in tension between japan and china over which country owns the islands in the east china sea. and they're concerned the conflicting flames allowed...
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man: in our company, washington suburban sanitary commission, we had 479 water main breaks in february -- the most ever, for any february. man: this 10-inch water main in willard park is 73 years old. man: at wssc, we're having a year of record -- a ramp up slope of water main breaks that soon is going to reach exponential. man: the damage has been done. and this is the culprit. brunhart: today, 25% of our 5,500 miles of underground water pipes has reached the end of useful life. by the year 2020, 85% will have reached the end of useful life. woman: what to do? wssc is working on that costly problem right now. brunhart: it's not only true here, but it's true throughout our nation. narrator: across the united states, cities and towns are facing the challenge of aging and outdated drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure. it's a national problem. but it needs to be approached system by system. allbee: let's frame the systems in terms of the proper context. we have around 16,000 wastewater systems. we don't have a single wastewater system -- we have 16,000 of them. we hav
man: in our company, washington suburban sanitary commission, we had 479 water main breaks in february -- the most ever, for any february. man: this 10-inch water main in willard park is 73 years old. man: at wssc, we're having a year of record -- a ramp up slope of water main breaks that soon is going to reach exponential. man: the damage has been done. and this is the culprit. brunhart: today, 25% of our 5,500 miles of underground water pipes has reached the end of useful life. by the year...
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that happens tomorrow in washington state. there are many, many unanswered questions as to how this will work in the actual real world, right? questions the senate police department is trying to answer with its previously lauded for its awesomeness on this show faq page called "marijwhatnow?" but there are many unanswered questions about how this is going to work in washington. for one, it is still illegal to sell marijuana, but perfectly legal to possess an ounce of marijuana, as of tomorrow. and once they have fully implemented their laws, the states will host legalized, regulated marijuana industries. not just decriminalization, but pot incorporated. licensed by the state and paying taxes to it. this, all while the federal government still views possessing and certainly growing, selling, and distributing marijuana as serious felonies. how's that going to work is the big question that hangs over whatever celebrations the citizens of washington might engage in tomorrow. on a side note, tomorrow is also the first day that same
that happens tomorrow in washington state. there are many, many unanswered questions as to how this will work in the actual real world, right? questions the senate police department is trying to answer with its previously lauded for its awesomeness on this show faq page called "marijwhatnow?" but there are many unanswered questions about how this is going to work in washington. for one, it is still illegal to sell marijuana, but perfectly legal to possess an ounce of marijuana, as of...
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russians it includes a ban on americans adopting russian children the restrictions came about after washington and travel and financial sanctions against russian officials it alleges are involved in rights violations. as a storage for. oh earlier the president said he saw no reason why the bill shouldn't be passed and signed it on the next day after the final draft got into his office now starting from the first of january american citizens suspected off while asians on the rights of the russian citizens will be banned from entering russia the bill also introduces financial sanctions and restrictions on n.g.o.s and non commercial organizations with foreign sponsors and also the article which has been more stalked about the ban for all americans to adopt russian children for the past few weeks russian society and even the political elite have been split over the issue and there have been many cases of abuse of russian children and sometimes even deaths after they're brought to the united states and russian president has been saying that this bill is not aimed against people or children but it's
russians it includes a ban on americans adopting russian children the restrictions came about after washington and travel and financial sanctions against russian officials it alleges are involved in rights violations. as a storage for. oh earlier the president said he saw no reason why the bill shouldn't be passed and signed it on the next day after the final draft got into his office now starting from the first of january american citizens suspected off while asians on the rights of the...
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all sorts of charities we've calculated the effects of some of the tax proposals being considered in washington and our best estimate is that that amount would drop to about two hundred ninety five billion maybe two hundred ninety billion depending on the state shape of the economy tax deductions make a difference but not all that big a difference and there's a good reason for that when americans look at charitable giving they're not looking to give support to the kinds of things they expect government to do but rather to support the kinds of things they don't expect government to do all those small organizations some of which serve the needy but others serve other people environmental groups arts and culture groups and yes television stations all those are the objects of charitable support and we like to encourage that through public policy because we believe that having many different ways of serving the public is much prefer both to having just one way through government written richard how do you react to that it doesn't make that much of a difference. well i think you know the figures he m
all sorts of charities we've calculated the effects of some of the tax proposals being considered in washington and our best estimate is that that amount would drop to about two hundred ninety five billion maybe two hundred ninety billion depending on the state shape of the economy tax deductions make a difference but not all that big a difference and there's a good reason for that when americans look at charitable giving they're not looking to give support to the kinds of things they expect...
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good afternoon love of the capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for thursday december twentieth two thousand and twelve in the u.s. as the fiscal cliff approaches reuters reports republicans are aiming to vote today in the house on a plan which obama probably says he would veto meanwhile bitch has warned the u.s. could lose its aaa credit rating if washington doesn't get a deal to treat what we call economy now this may all feel like deja vu and maybe it will all turn out fine maybe it won't though where you want to place your bets we'll talk to the daily reckoning.
good afternoon love of the capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for thursday december twentieth two thousand and twelve in the u.s. as the fiscal cliff approaches reuters reports republicans are aiming to vote today in the house on a plan which obama probably says he would veto meanwhile bitch has warned the u.s. could lose its aaa credit rating if washington doesn't get a deal to treat what we call economy now this may all feel like deja vu and...
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upper 30's. >> of rare treat in washington d.c. the public will get a chance to see the emancipation proclamation in person at his home at the national archives. >> it lines up with the declaration of independence as one of the great documents in history. >> the emancipation proclamation signed by president lincoln on january 1, 1863. is 150 years old on newsday. to celebrate it is making a rare public appearance sunday through tuesday at the national archives. >> when you can see it up front and see lincoln's signature and all the other provisions of the document, it brings the document to life. >> it declared that all slaves in states rebeling against the union were to be forever free. but it did not immediately and slavery. president lincoln did not have the power to enforce it in areas under confederate control. >> to afford us this moment, now, now. >> what the document did do was become a symbol of hope for 4 million slaves and change the character of the war. >> it was important. it was a military measure. lincoln did not do
upper 30's. >> of rare treat in washington d.c. the public will get a chance to see the emancipation proclamation in person at his home at the national archives. >> it lines up with the declaration of independence as one of the great documents in history. >> the emancipation proclamation signed by president lincoln on january 1, 1863. is 150 years old on newsday. to celebrate it is making a rare public appearance sunday through tuesday at the national archives. >> when...
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and even the washington post agrees with susan saying, it is the democrats who are now the problem. they are not getting serious. >> my side for a minute here. >> you've had plenty of time to talk earlier. >> not on this issue. the problem is the entitlement cuts, and neither side wants to own the entitlement cuts. and so the democrats say, we'll cut entitlements, but you republicans are going to have to say what you want cut. and the republicans know it's unpopular so they want it to be like a virgin birth. >> there's -- one guru who wrote to me, if we hike taxes as much as obama wants next year, or cut spending as much as boehner wants, the economy will relapse recession. issue three. 12/12/12 and the fed. >> 12/12/12. a once-in-a-lifetime triple same digit date and the day the chairman of the federal reserve board, ben bernanke, announced an unprecedented strategy. >> a strategy that we believe will help support household and business confidence and spending. >> for the first time in the federal reserve board's 100- year history, the central bank is directly basing its interest r
and even the washington post agrees with susan saying, it is the democrats who are now the problem. they are not getting serious. >> my side for a minute here. >> you've had plenty of time to talk earlier. >> not on this issue. the problem is the entitlement cuts, and neither side wants to own the entitlement cuts. and so the democrats say, we'll cut entitlements, but you republicans are going to have to say what you want cut. and the republicans know it's unpopular so they...
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here in washington today, there was a major announcement regarding president obama's cabinet. massachusetts senator john kerry was nominated to be the next secretary of state. after confirmation, the former presidential candidate will succeed hillary clinton to serve as america's top diplomat. so what can we expect from him in that role? for answers, i spoke to the former u.s. state department spokesman. of course, americans united nations ambassador, susan rice, was the top favorite. how effective will john kerry be? >> he has great spirits. in a sense, the obama administration has used him very effectively in the past four years. he was first on the ground in copenhagen with the climate change negotiations. he was inserted into the troubled relationship the united states has with pakistan. he has had effective conversations with president karzai, and he did some yeoman's work when it came to negotiations with south sudan. he has made his mark already in terms of conflict reduction, crisis mitigation. i think he will carry that experience into his new position. >> nevertheles
here in washington today, there was a major announcement regarding president obama's cabinet. massachusetts senator john kerry was nominated to be the next secretary of state. after confirmation, the former presidential candidate will succeed hillary clinton to serve as america's top diplomat. so what can we expect from him in that role? for answers, i spoke to the former u.s. state department spokesman. of course, americans united nations ambassador, susan rice, was the top favorite. how...
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coming up today on c-span, washington journal is live with the latest news from capitol hill. then live at 10:00 eastern, the u.s. house reconvened for morning our speeches. at noon the house begins legislative business. in 45 minutes on washington journal, john fund of the national review talks about gun control in the wake of the shooting in newtown, conn.. allison sh
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barbara, you know your way around washington, you know the political landscape there. how did what could only be described as a rant go over in your fair city? >> well i think one of the big questions right now, i think for the whole country, tragically, unbelievably, this newtown massacre. was this in fact the 9/11 moment, if you will for the issue of gun violence. has it fundamentally changed the american fabric of society. that is concerned about this issue. will that be enough to push the political landscape. senator dianne feinstein of course, democrat of california, very powerful within the democratic party. and the senate. she says she is going to introduce legislation when the congress comes back in january. on controlling the sale of assault weapons again. big question, will that ban on the sale of assault weapons be reinstated. it's all a question of how much political muscle is behind each side. and how much mr. la pierre may, may have damaged the nra's case. by virtue of how that friday press conference went over. miguel? >> barbara starr, thank you very mu
barbara, you know your way around washington, you know the political landscape there. how did what could only be described as a rant go over in your fair city? >> well i think one of the big questions right now, i think for the whole country, tragically, unbelievably, this newtown massacre. was this in fact the 9/11 moment, if you will for the issue of gun violence. has it fundamentally changed the american fabric of society. that is concerned about this issue. will that be enough to push...
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. >> in washington, a fly in the ointment. debt deal negotiations have stalled. >> the fiscal cliff stalemate remains. >> the standoff continues. there isn't a lot of reason for hope. >> democrats and republicans are blaming each other for the stalled negotiations. >> who's going to blink sglirs what's going to blink first. >> the white house is daring republicans literally to blink. (laughter) >> stephen: obama is daring republicans literally to blink. well, the joke's on him! (laughter) because i know some republicans who had their eyelids surgically removed. (laughter) (cheers and applause) now obama won't budge off his calls for $1.6 trillion in new tax revenue over the coming decade, mostly from increasing tax rates and taxes on upper-bracket earners. folks, that's just punishing our nation's job creators. america's billionaires are the engine that drives our economy through smart investments! and occasionally through dumb ones. (laughter) today house speaker john boehner struck back with his plan to cut spending by deman
. >> in washington, a fly in the ointment. debt deal negotiations have stalled. >> the fiscal cliff stalemate remains. >> the standoff continues. there isn't a lot of reason for hope. >> democrats and republicans are blaming each other for the stalled negotiations. >> who's going to blink sglirs what's going to blink first. >> the white house is daring republicans literally to blink. (laughter) >> stephen: obama is daring republicans literally to blink....